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Take Me Home, Country Roads. " Take Me Home, Country Roads ", also known simply as " Country Roads ", is a song written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver. It was released as a single performed by Denver on April 12, 1971, peaking at number two on Billboard ' s US Hot 100 singles for the week ending August 28, 1971.
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), [3] known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer and songwriter. He was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the 1970s and one of the bestselling artists in that decade. [4] AllMusic has called Denver "among the most beloved entertainers of his era".
Born. ( 1944-10-25) October 25, 1944 (age 79) Washington, D.C., [1] U.S. Occupation (s) Songwriter, singer. Mary Catherine "Taffy" Nivert-Danoff [2] (born October 25, 1944) is an American songwriter and singer. She is best known for co-writing "Take Me Home, Country Roads", which was popularized by John Denver, and for being a member of the ...
Rocky Mountain High. " Rocky Mountain High " is a folk rock song written by John Denver and Mike Taylor and is one of the two official state songs of Colorado. [1] [2] Recorded by Denver in 1972, it is the title track of the 1972 album Rocky Mountain High, and rose to No. 9 on the US Hot 100 in 1973. Denver told concert audiences in the mid ...
Poems, Prayers & Promises is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver, released on April 6, 1971 by RCA Records. The album was recorded in New York City, and produced by Milton Okun and Susan Ruskin. Poems, Prayers & Promises was Denver's commercial breakthrough, and contains several of his most popular songs, such as ...
Rocky Mountain High is the sixth studio album released by American singer-songwriter John Denver in September 1972. It was his first US Top 10 album (no. 4), propelled by the single "Rocky Mountain High", and in addition reached no. 11 in the UK and no. 1 in Canada. [3] The album's cover photograph was taken at Slaughterhouse Falls, Rio Grande ...
This page is a comprehensive discography of American folk musician John Denver. Denver had four number one hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, all achieved between 1973 and 1975: "Sunshine on My Shoulders", "Annie's Song", "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" and "I'm Sorry". Three of his albums were also number one sellers: "Back Home ...
Track listing. The John Denver Collection, Volume 1: Take Me Home, Country Roads. The John Denver Collection, Volume 2: Annie's Song. The John Denver Collection, Volume 3: Rocky Mountain High. The John Denver Collection, Volume 4: Sunshine on My Shoulders. The John Denver Collection, Volume 5: Calypso. References.